Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

3,735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.64/cwt -1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 475 lb · 71 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.54/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 423 lb · 57 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.61/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 369 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,735	2,873	1,429
Feeder cattle	3,040	2,219	1,047
Slaughter cattle	463	475	214
Replacement cattle	232	179	168

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	190.00	$190.00	$542	—
315–340	328	2	182.00–185.00	$183.56	$602	—
355–395	371	4	197.50–215.00	$205.36	$762	+19.06
405–440	409	25	180.00–195.00	$183.00	$748	-1.33
475	475	1	182.00	$182.00	$864	+4.86
510–545	528	27	168.00–182.00	$177.14	$935	+5.71
550–595	578	21	155.00–170.00	$165.16	$955	-2.38
600–640	621	20	150.00–164.00	$160.01	$994	+4.89
623 value added	623	6	165.00	$165.00	$1,028	—
665–675	667	9	140.00–158.00	$154.52	$1,031	+9.09
697 value added	697	11	152.50	$152.50	$1,063	—
720–740	730	2	139.00–143.00	$140.97	$1,029	+12.71
755–775	765	2	138.00–139.00	$138.51	$1,060	—
855	855	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,129	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257–275	267	6	175.00–220.00	$191.99	$513	—
310–345	320	13	176.00–200.00	$187.34	$599	—
375–390	377	8	178.00–185.00	$181.49	$684	-3.75
400–445	432	5	166.00–182.50	$176.32	$762	-1.06
455–495	481	35	163.00–177.50	$173.06	$832	+6.69
500–548	538	18	159.00–172.00	$164.87	$887	+0.49
555–585	567	8	150.00–162.00	$158.93	$901	+2.67
610–640	624	5	145.00–155.00	$149.84	$935	+7.60
655–660	658	2	150.00–152.00	$151.00	$994	+31.00
710–730	723	6	141.00–149.00	$143.62	$1,038	+3.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	4	179.00–192.00	$185.27	$593	+16.07
355–395	375	13	161.00–178.00	$170.23	$638	+4.67
405–445	429	10	160.00–175.00	$165.04	$708	—
455–460	457	6	157.00–160.00	$158.99	$727	—
515–540	523	5	150.00–157.00	$152.61	$798	-0.44
555–590	571	5	142.00–147.00	$144.18	$823	-4.57
660–680	675	6	125.00–142.00	$138.05	$932	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	330	13	150.00–168.00	$161.47	$533	-3.88
360–390	380	14	157.50–172.00	$162.28	$617	+1.89
405–445	422	40	146.00–165.00	$153.09	$646	-4.96
450–495	470	51	140.00–163.00	$153.95	$724	+5.05
465–495 fancy	477	6	157.50–160.00	$157.99	$754	—
490–491 value added	491	14	154.00–157.00	$155.72	$765	-7.78
500–545	518	40	140.00–160.00	$151.16	$783	+3.46
510–545 fancy	519	4	150.00–152.50	$151.84	$788	—
520	520	1	160.00	$160.00	$832	+12.30
525 value added	525	4	148.00	$148.00	$777	-5.33
550–595	561	30	134.00–150.00	$140.56	$789	-0.72
595 value added	595	10	155.00	$155.00	$922	—
600 fancy	600	1	145.00	$145.00	$870	—
605–640	625	33	130.00–142.50	$138.41	$865	+3.98
625 value added	625	4	145.00	$145.00	$906	—
660–685	670	15	125.00–138.00	$133.86	$897	+5.99
693 value added	693	2	133.00	$133.00	$922	—
730–745	735	11	122.00–128.00	$125.38	$922	+4.89
765 fancy	765	3	128.00	$128.00	$979	—
765–775	773	6	118.00–122.50	$121.34	$938	-3.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	147.00	$147.00	$353	—
250–295	276	14	143.00–177.00	$163.58	$451	+13.58
305–345	324	30	141.00–172.00	$154.68	$501	-1.91
350–395	369	53	137.00–168.00	$150.61	$556	-3.62
400–445	423	57	135.00–162.00	$147.54	$624	+0.15
450–495	471	40	130.00–155.00	$141.14	$665	-2.73
510–545	525	25	125.00–142.00	$135.87	$713	-4.72
550–590	573	12	126.00–140.00	$132.63	$760	-3.13
605–645	623	18	120.00–135.00	$127.55	$795	+2.11
655–690	679	8	120.00–130.00	$125.70	$854	+12.23
750–780	765	4	110.00–116.00	$112.75	$863	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	282	7	135.00–167.00	$149.27	$421	+7.20
300–345	326	13	132.00–165.00	$148.98	$486	+0.77
350–395	376	31	138.00–160.00	$151.46	$569	-1.79
400–440	420	22	127.00–155.00	$139.53	$586	+2.73
450–490	467	16	132.00–145.00	$139.94	$654	+10.29
505–535	519	8	124.00–137.00	$129.72	$673	-2.46
555–595	569	9	123.00–132.00	$127.52	$726	—
605–620	613	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$738	+0.33
670	670	1	115.00	$115.00	$770	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	185.00	$185.00	$444	-5.00
255–290	271	7	175.00–205.00	$187.17	$507	-2.16
305–345	327	18	170.00–195.00	$178.02	$582	-3.66
360–385	374	21	165.00–180.00	$169.79	$635	-5.68
400–440	425	46	155.00–175.00	$167.16	$710	+0.37
450–495	473	28	150.00–167.00	$159.19	$753	+3.68
500–545	520	24	140.00–157.00	$149.59	$778	+1.17
550–595	571	15	135.00–148.00	$139.55	$797	-3.18
600–645	624	17	125.00–138.00	$133.71	$834	-1.75
655–690	674	9	119.00–131.00	$125.46	$846	-3.23
700–740	719	8	113.00–125.00	$118.20	$850	-4.74
750–765	758	2	105.00–110.00	$107.52	$815	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	200.00–205.00	$202.69	$462	-14.51
255–280	271	5	188.00–212.00	$195.66	$530	+0.20
310 fancy	310	1	215.00	$215.00	$666	—
300–345	323	18	184.00–210.00	$196.48	$635	+8.12
350–383	376	22	173.00–192.00	$182.03	$684	-1.31
400–435	424	19	167.00–180.00	$174.79	$741	-0.32
450–495	475	32	159.00–175.00	$167.69	$797	-0.51
505–545	523	19	152.00–167.50	$161.62	$845	+4.18
550–585	564	37	145.00–160.00	$155.79	$879	+9.23
600–645	614	9	138.00–147.50	$142.79	$877	+4.37
650–690	664	11	132.00–140.00	$138.25	$918	+4.64
710	710	11	132.50–140.00	$139.32	$989	+8.99
755	755	1	119.00	$119.00	$898	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	282	5	173.00–195.00	$182.55	$515	—
305–335	325	13	165.00–180.00	$169.31	$550	-5.69
350–395	370	22	153.00–177.00	$166.62	$616	+2.01
400–445	420	17	152.00–167.00	$161.38	$678	-0.59
455–495	472	19	150.00–157.00	$153.93	$727	+6.26
500–545	521	12	135.00–147.00	$142.51	$742	+3.69
555–595	575	11	131.00–140.00	$136.35	$784	+4.85
610–635	624	4	116.00–125.00	$119.76	$747	—
655–680	668	2	117.00–120.00	$118.53	$792	—
710–740	725	2	105.00–110.00	$107.55	$780	-13.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1510	1178	80-85%	53	63.00–77.00	$71.64	$844	-11.26
880–1535	1194	80-85%	51	67.00–83.00	$77.13	$921	-5.77
1010–1395	1247	80-85%	18	75.00–90.00	$84.21	$1,050	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1190	948	85-90%	24	49.00–60.00	$53.93	$511	—
735–1275	1039	85-90%	38	54.00–75.00	$64.29	$668	+1.87
820–1230	1047	85-90%	36	47.00–69.00	$60.61	$635	-1.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1790	1391	75-80%	23	70.00–83.00	$77.93	$1,084	—
1145–1625	1392	75-80%	10	84.00–90.00	$86.99	$1,211	—
1035–1785	1446	75-80%	19	67.00–76.00	$71.62	$1,036	+1.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–2145	1510	15	84.00–98.00	$89.56	$1,352	-3.24
1200–2135	1728	26	94.00–110.00	$102.30	$1,768	—
1265–2080	1765	14	99.00–120.00	$109.72	$1,937	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	460.00–540.00	$500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1015–1345	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–1,025.00	$868.95
1170	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	924.00	$924.00
1035–1310	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–1,125.00	$992.59
1290 fancy	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,135.00	$1,135.00
1320 fancy	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	925.00–1,100.00	$1,014.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	830.00–1,050.00	$905.56

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	750.00–900.00	$872.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
975–1055	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–750.00	$737.99
1095–1230	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–885.00	$838.25
1125–1345	1218	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,008.11
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–765	753	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–800.00	$726.25
675–860	767	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	500.00–700.00	$596.79
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	575.00–785.00	$690.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
950–1440	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	925.00–1,200.00	$1,085.53	—
1230–1360	1304	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,305.42	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,262.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	850.00–975.00	$912.50	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	790.00–900.00	$835.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	600.00–800.00	$760.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.